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S. A. HOSFORD.

SEAL LOCK.

Patented Jan. 2, 1883.

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S. A. HOSFORD.

SEAL LOCK.

Patented Jan. 2, 1883.

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SEYMOUR it. HosEoRD, E ELMIEA, NEW Yorin, AssIeNor. 'ro JOHN c.

RAE, 0E SAME PLACE.

SEAL-LOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 269,935, dated January 2, 1883.

Application tiled March 3, 1882.

llo all whom it may concern.'

).e it known that I, SEYMOUR A. HosFoRD,

oi' Elmira, in the county ofOhem ung and State ot' New York, have invented a new-and useful Im proveiuent in Sealing andLocking Devices, ot' which thefollowing is a specitcation.

The object of this invention is to provide a more simple, secure, and easily-applied sealing and locking device adapted for general use, such as for cars, boxes, bags, envelopes, and other vessels or things.

The invention consists of a suitable support carrying a movable dog, and, in combination therewith, of a groovedand socketed frame or plate designed for the reception of the free end oi the dog; and, further, ot' a continuous ring or closed or completed seal designed to be applied to hold the dog in the opposite socket, and thereby seal and lock the article to which the device is applied, all of which will be hereinafter described.

Figure lis a side elevation of the device applied to a padlock, the ordinary locking mechanism ot" thepadlock being dispensed with. Fig. 2 is a front elevation ofthe same. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same on line .fr x, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a side elevation ofa hagt'astener with the improved locking and 'sealing deviceapplied. Figisavertical section ofthe same on liner/y, Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan of the same. Fig. 7 is a frontelevation,showingthe improved device applied to an escutcheon and lock-case. Fig. 8 is a crosssectionol" the sa me on line z z, Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a vertioalsectional elevation, showing the device applied to a bolt, on line w w, Fig. l0. Fig. 10 is a front elevation ofthe same. Fig. 1l is a front elevationoi1 a portion oi'a letter-envelope with the Fig. 12 is a sectional side elevation ot' the same on linecc,Fig.1l`. Figs. 13, 14, and l5 are elevations oi'completed seals of variousy designs used in combination with the other parts of the device. Fig. 16 is a side elevation of a padlock with my improved locking device, with the double-headed bar seal applied thereto.

Similar letters oi' reference indicate corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a support,

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which may be a 'padlock-hasp, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the hasp ofa bag-fastener,

asshown in Figsi, 5, and 6, a lock-escutcheon,

as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, a car or other bolt, as shown in Figs. ila-nd l0, an envelope attachment, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12, or some other suitable support. In each ot' said supports A is formed a recess, a, in which, excepting in the case ofthe envelope, Figs. ll and 12, is a dog, B, pivoted through the lower end, the dog B being, in the case ofthe envelope device, riveted to the support.

C represents a plate, which may be a padlock-case, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the frame oi' a bag-fastener, as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, a lock-case, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, a bolt-plate, as shown in Figs'. 9 and 10, or an envelope attachment, asshown in Figs. 1l and 12. In each otsaid plates C is formed, for the reception ofthe free end ot' the dog B,a socket, D, across the deepest portion of which,

and extending on eitherside thereof, is a groove,

b, designed for receiving the wire rod or bar ot' a completed seal.

E represents a closed or completed seal. That shown in Fig. 13 is a simple straight rod or bar of metal, g, having a button or head, h, on each end, thereby closing it and preventing its withdrawal from the sealing or locking de* vice. In Fig. 14. the seal E is shown to be a piece of wire, t', bentin circular form, and having its two ends immovably secured in a disk or buttomk, while the seal E shown in Fig. is asimplecontinuousringotinetal-a seal constructed with closed ends.

It will be seen, then, thatmy improved sealing and locking device preserves itsessential characteristics', wherever or for whatever purpose it may be applied, and that it. may be adapted to many uses without requiring important modifications in any instance.

In Figs. l, 2, and 3 the vdog B is pivoted by a pin, c, in a recess, a, formed near the free end and in the side of the padlock hasp or support A, and has its free upper end normally held out by a spring, d, which is fixed in said recess (t.

In the inner face of the padlock-case or plate C (Gr indicates the padlock) is a vertical socket, D, that is made comparatively deep at its center, as indicated at f, and shallow or running out to nothing at the ends. and centrally across this socket D is formed a groove, b, whose deepest part coincides with that of the said socket. When this padlock G is applied for the purpose of locking and sealingr any7 object a completed or closed seal, E, is applied by laying its bar, rod, or wire in the groove b, slightly7 bending said bar, rod, or wire to conform with the shape of said groove, andthe support or hasp A is turned down, with the eHect of forcing the dog B down past said seal,rod,bar, or wire. Then the spring of the dog operates to force the free end of the latter, so that it shall engage against and beneath said seal, rod, bar, or wire, and be immovably held, holdingalso the said support or hasp A locked and sealed. as the latter cannot be withdrawn Without first breaking the seal, rod. bar, or wire and drawing it through the groove b.

It will be seen that all these locking,r and sealing devices are essentially the same in character and construction, and that they are all locked and sealed by means of a seal that is completed before application, and that hence the locking andsealing may be accomplished in lunch less time than by the use 0f a seal that must be closed or completed after application. None ofthe seals herein shown and described can be disengaged without rupture from the devices to which they are applied.

This sealing and locking` device is designed to be applied to car-locks, padlocks, and locks of any other kind or description.

I do not broadly claim a completed seal,nor a seal consisting,r of an unbroken ringof metal, nor a seal consisting ot' a piece bent in circular form and having its ends tirmly tixed in a terminal disk or button.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a sealing!` and locking device, as a means for holding the seal, the combination, with the dog B and support A, otl the frame or plate C, provided with socket D and crossgroove b, substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The coinbiuation,\vith the padlock G,pro vided with dog B and socket and cross-groove I) b, respectively, ot' a closed or completed seal, E, substantially as herein shown and for the purpose described.

3. In a sealing and locking device, as a means for sin'iutaneously sealing,r and locking, a seal consisting of a double-headed bar of metal, substantially as herein shown and described.

SEYMOUR A. HOSFORD.

Vitnesses:

H. V. RANsoM, JOHN C. RAE. 

